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Toward an Indigenous Curatorial Practice: Learning From Tłı̨chǫ Metaphors of Care to Establish Principles of Curation 走向本土策展实践：从Tłı的关怀隐喻中学习建立策展原则

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-10-13 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70119

Rebecca L. Bourgeois, Karen Gelderman

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Designing Embodied Citizenship: Paradoxes of Decolonization in the Making of an “Indian” Regime of Clothing Size Standards 设计体现公民身份：制定“印度”服装尺码标准制度的非殖民化悖论

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-10-26 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70133

Matthew Raj Webb

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Spectral Remix: A Group Commentary on a Group Installation 光谱混音：集体装置的集体评论

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-10-06 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70124

David Syring

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Beyond the Dichotomy of Success and Failure: Making Activism Meaningful in South Korea and France 超越成功与失败的二分法：让行动主义在韩国和法国变得有意义

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-09-26 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70115

Guilherme Fians, Sera Yeong Seo Park

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Medical Archaeology and the Research Roads of Global Health in the Age of Eugenics 医学考古学与优生学时代全球健康研究之路

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-10-25 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70128

Franco D. Rossi

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Customer Support Analysts, UX Researchers, and Directors of Storytelling: A Systematic Analysis of Job Advertisements for Anthropologists 客户支持分析师、用户体验研究人员和讲故事的导演：对人类学家招聘广告的系统分析

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-09-28 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70122

Lauren Hayes, Tyler Bowers

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Burying Futures: Artisanal Mining Deaths and the Politics of Negligence in Zimbabwe 埋葬未来：津巴布韦手工采矿死亡和疏忽政治

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-09-22 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70120

Melusi Nkomo

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God Knows Best 上帝最清楚

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-08-25 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70114

Amira Mittermaier

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Land, Gendered Labor, and Empire-Making in Central Sudan 中部苏丹的土地、性别劳动和帝国建立

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-09-28 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70121

Nisrin Elamin

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How Anthropology Can Harm Students During a Genocide 在种族灭绝中，人类学如何伤害学生

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American Anthropologist Pub Date : 2026-11-08 Epub Date: 2026-09-22 DOI: 10.1111/aman.70118

Girish Daswani

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